Trump May Answer Some Mueller Questions After Midterm Elections

Trump May Answer Some Mueller Questions After Midterm ElectionsHis legal team has prepared some written responses, but refuses to respond to queries about obstruction of justice.
President Donald Trump said he’d be prepared to answer some of special counsel Robert Mueller’s questions about Russian interference in the 2016 election, but his lawyer said that won’t happen at least until after next week’s midterm elections.

“It’s ridiculous that I have to do anything, because we didn’t do anything,” Trump added.

Trump’s legal team has prepared written answers to “several dozen” of Mueller’s questions about whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Bloomberg News on Monday. Questions related to whether Trump obstructed justice while in office continue to be off the table for now, Giuliani added, as is a sit-down meeting between Trump and Mueller.

“I expect a day after the election we will be in serious discussions with them again, and I have a feeling they want to get it wrapped up one way or another,” Giuliani said.

Mueller’s office has previously sought to interview the president about obstruction, including his firing last year of former FBI Director James Comey and his public attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump often has said he wants to answer Muller’s questions under oath. Giuliani, however, in September pointedly said Trump wouldn’t answer questions, in person or in writing, about obstruction.